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28th May 2009, 11:55 #1
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Google may enter F1 as sponsor
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...28110055.shtml
Google may enter F1 as sponsor
Co-founder Larry Page takes in Monte Carlo
28/05/09 11:00
Google being wooed up and down the pitlane
The famous internet brand Google could soon be seen on the painted carbon bodywork of a Formula One car.
The company's co-founder Larry Page, one of the world's richest billionaires, was a guest of McLaren title sponsor Vodafone at last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
Interestingly, the 36-year-old American is a friend of Sir Richard Branson, the British billionaire who has been considering ramping up his Virgin backing of the dominant Brawn team.
Page was married on Branson's own Caribbean island, and the pair have also been linked in various business ventures.
Brawn is not the only team interested in Google sponsorship, however; every major outfit on the grid is believed to have put out the feelers as to how serious Page's interest is.
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29th May 2009, 01:04 #2
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I could see the google logo sitting nicely on the brawn cars
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29th May 2009, 07:26 #3
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Whilst it would be great for F1 for Google to sponsor a team, I'm at an absolute loss as to why Google would think that it would be a good way to spend money. When your brand name has entered day to day speech like "to Google" has, how can you need more exposure?
Unless he's an F1 fan, in which case more power to him! Spend awaywrc.smugmug.com
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29th May 2009, 08:14 #4
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Originally Posted by ST205GT4"But it aint how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." Rocky.
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29th May 2009, 08:29 #5
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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2"You can mop the blood up later." - R.A. Lafferty
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29th May 2009, 11:50 #6
Every team is searching for sponsorship these days....
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29th May 2009, 14:33 #7
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This wont happen
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29th May 2009, 14:35 #8
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This wont happen. This isnt even news. ST205GT4 is right.
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29th May 2009, 15:01 #9
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Could it be something like Target does in the IRL? If I understand it correctly works something like this. Target gives Ganassi $X. Then they go out and ask other companies to give them $Y, and in return they get preferential product placements in their stores, and a small decal on the car. Then they also ask another company for $Z, with the same sort of deal. So $Y and $Z add up to $X, or in all likelyhood more. So Target doesn't actually pay for the sponsorship.
I'm thinking Google could work something simmilar with search placement.
Or maybe the guy is just a race fan. :-)The overall technical objective in racing is the achievement of a vehicle configuration, acceptable within the practical interpretation of the rules, which can traverse a given course in a minimum time. -Milliken
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Originally Posted by chuck34"But it aint how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." Rocky.
Great speeds. Did you miss WRC machinery on these roads?
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